A look at the standings

I delve into the standings after all of the relevant Sunday games have been completed to track the Yankees' progress over the week that just ended.

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays	57-40	--
Boston Red Sox	57-43	1.5
New York Yankees	53-45	4.5
Toronto Blue Jays	48-50	9.5
Baltimore Orioles	47-50	10.0

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox	57-43	--
Minnesota Twins	55-43	1.0
New York Yankees	53-45	3.0
Oakland Athletics	51-47	5.0
Texas Rangers	51-48	5.5
Detroit Tigers	49-49	7.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 6-3. They gained 4.5 games in the AL East standings and gained one game in the Wild Card standings.